The Aurora University men's tennis team opened the 2017 season with a pair of matches at the Lakeside Recreation Complex in Galesburg, Illinois. The Spartans swept the day, defeating Knox College 8-1 and Simpson College 7-2.

THE BASICS - MATCH ONE
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 8; Knox College 1
LOCATION: Galesburg, Illinois - Lakeside Recreation
RECORD: Aurora University 1-0

SPARTAN TOP PERFORMERS
Doubles -
No. 1 - Jake Lipka and Robert Salerno won 8-1
No. 2 - David Dobrose and Patrick MacDonald won 8-2
No. 3 - Jared Burrow and Tom Asavarachan won 8-3

Singles -
No.2 - Robert Salerno won 6-1, 6-0
No 3 - Jake Lipka won 6-3. 7-5
No 4 - Tom Asavarachan won 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 - Patrick MacDonald won 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 - Jared Burrow won 6-0, 6-2

THE BASICS - MATCH TWO
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 7; Simpson College 2
LOCATION: Galesburg, Illinois - Lakeside Recreation
RECORD: Aurora University 2-0

SPARTAN TOP PERFORMERS
Doubles -
No. 1 - Jake Lipka and Robert Salerno won 8-4
No. 2 - David Dobrose and Patrick MacDonald won 8-6
No. 3 - Jared Burrow and Tom Asavarachan won 8-2

Singles -
No. 1 - David Dobrose won 6-1, 6-2
No 3 - Jake Lipka won 6-2. 6-0
No. 5 - Jared Burrow won 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 - Freeman Rosencrans won 6-0, 6-3

UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan men's tennis team comes on Saturday, February 25 when they travel to Roosevelt University. Match time is set for 10:00 a.m. in Chicago, Ill.